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Opera IX

Black metal
Black metal

Opera IX is a Black metal act. Their sound grew out of Iron Maiden and Vital Remains. Those roots explain a lot about how Opera IX arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Siebenbürgen, Cradle of Filth, Limbonic Art, Dimmu Borgir and Moonspell, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Cadaveria, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Opera IX, reaching back through Iron Maiden and forward to Cadaveria. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Opera IXIron MaidenVital RemainsCadaveriaSiebenbürgenCradle of FilthLimbonic ArtDimmu BorgirMoonspellOld Man's ChildDiabolical MasqueradeRotting Christ

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Opera IX connections

Opera IX grew out of Iron Maiden and Vital Remains, shares an orbit with Siebenbürgen, Cradle of Filth, Limbonic Art and Dimmu Borgir, went on to shape Cadaveria. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Opera IX

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Sounds and acts that shaped Opera IX.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Opera IX.

Bands Opera IX shaped

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